MIXing Kids and Music: Checking in with WRAL-FM’s DJ University
On Thursday nights, MIX 101.5 features some of our youngest listeners with DJ University. WRAL-FM Air Personality Doug Miller guides the young disc jockeys in their superstar night on the air, as kids help DJ a half-hour of programming. WRAL-FM kicked off the feature in late March of 2018, so a little over a year […]
HighSchoolOT Partners with N.C. Coaches Association to Live Stream East-West All-Star Games
For the first time, HighSchoolOT provided live coverage of the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Games July 15-17, 2019. The NCCA East-West All-Star Games were founded in 1949. The games feature players who graduated from high school this year. It puts some of the best athletes in the eastern half of the state up against […]
Four Winners Selected For $10,000 Grant
Baseball, Softball Facilities Chosen as Winners of Durham Bulls Ballpark Project Four organizations have been chosen as the winners of the Durham Bulls Ballpark Project presented by Coastal Credit Union. Hillandale Sports Association, Hawfields Civitan Club, Northern Middle School and East Wake High School softball have each earned a $10,000 donation for facility renovations. “For […]
Bringing a Tough Subject to Light: WRAL.com Original Series “This Is Human Trafficking”
A new WRAL.com Original dedicated to exposing the issue of human trafficking debuted on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Created by the team at CBC Audience Development, the 5-part series “This Is Human Trafficking” is now streaming on WRAL.com. “A year ago I knew very little about human trafficking and all the forms it takes right […]
The CBC Universe Reflected in New Lobby Art Creations
The final light fixture has been hung and adjusted, completing CBC-centric artwork almost two years in the making. Made of recycled and found objects from the Capitol Broadcasting archives, “Planet CBC” and the “Orbital Frequency” are the focal points of the new lobby at CBC’s headquarters on Western Blvd in Raleigh. The artistic brainchild of […]
2nd Annual HighSchool OT Honors Crowns 41 Winners in Sports from Fall, Winter & Spring
Capitol Broadcasting recently culminated a year-long campaign with the presentation of the HighSchoolOT Honors’ awards event. HighSchoolOT accepted nominations each sports season in fall, winter and spring, with nearly 60,000 votes cast for the best in high school sports in central and eastern North Carolina. Finalists in each category represented 81 schools from 27 counties, […]
CBC Sports Radio Raises $3,000 for Helene Foundation with 5th Annual Sports Radio Open
99.9 The Fan and 620 The Buzz hosted the 5th Annual Sports Radio Open on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh. The foursomes teed off with a shot-gun start at 9am. “The event went very well!” said 99.9 The Fan Promotions Director Justina Duffin, who coordinated the Open for […]
DBAP Hosts Record Three-Game Stretch
Paid attendance totals 35,052 over weekend series The Durham Bulls hosted a record-breaking three-game series from June 14 through June 16, as the team announced a paid attendance of 35,052 fans over the set. The Bulls set a single-game paid attendance record on Saturday, June 15 when they announced a crowd of 12,000, while Sunday’s […]
HighSchoolOT to Expand Coverage to Triad, Charlotte Areas This Fall
Beginning this fall, HighSchoolOT will be expanding its coverage to include more than three-quarters of the state. HighSchoolOT and Capitol Broadcasting Company announced on Monday that its coverage of high school sports will expand to the Triad and Charlotte markets this fall. It is the largest single expansion for HighSchoolOT since it launched in August […]
“Education Matters” Taped in WRAL Virtual Reality Studio for First Time
On Wednesday night, June 12, 2019, CBC taped the 103rd episode of Education Matters taped its 103rd episode. The topic for the program was Rock Star Teachers. This episode was special not because it was the 103rd episode but because it is the first to be taped in the VR (Virtual Reality) studio. Yep, Education […]